The flight back home was long and melancholy but nothing compared to the goodbyes at the reserve. I had the time of my life, met so many amazing people, and was very sad to go, but I already have plans in my head to return next year and for a much longer time. Thank you for being so helpful along the way and getting my butt in gear. There were times I was very nervous about the whole idea and wouldn't have minded tooooo much if I had dropped the ball and not gone at all, and then I never would've known what I was missing!